Maternity Cover Catering Assistant
16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
29 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,366.00 - £22,366.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary is approx £10,000 per annum which is equivalent to £11.59 per hour
Maternity Cover Catering Assistant job summary
This is a temporary post to cover maternity cover. We require the successful applicant to start asap.
Reporting to the Cook Manager, the key responsibilities are:
- To assist in the preparation of the academy meals
- To undertake basic cooking of food as required by the Cook Manager, to deliver an effective school meals service to the deadlines and standards set by Catering Manager and the academy
- Operate kitchen equipment, following training and safety procedures
- To assist with serving and cleaning duties within the kitchen and serving areas, including general washing up and clearing away as required by the Cook Manager
- Ensure that all food is prepared and served in accordance with the Trust’s published menus and with statutory food and nutritional standards. Maintaining an up to date understanding of both so that this can be communicated to the pupils to encourage healthy choices. To help deliver any special dietary requirements
- Follow strict procedures for food allergies as directed by the Cook Manager and Catering Manager
- Understand and implement the Trust’s Health and Safety Policy and other Policies to provide a safe and healthy environment. To follow food hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen and serving areas, in accordance with food hygiene and COSHH regulations at all times
- Understanding, sharing and promoting healthy eating practices. To work with the Cook Manger and Catering Manager to improve take up of meals within the academy
- To check delivery of food and other catering consumables from designated suppliers and be responsible for refilling and replacing sauces, condiments and other consumables
- Assist in providing emergency or function catering and meals for transporting to other sites, if required
A positive, 'can do' attitude is a requirement of the role as is the enjoyment of working with primary aged children.
Bovingdon Primary is a lovely school, set in a village location. The kitchen team are hardworking, take pride in the food they serve to our pupils and work in a friendly, happy atmosphere.
For more information about this role, please contact our Catering Manager: Annie Sillars; 07496 069184 or email: asillars@aspireacademies.org.uk.
Aspire Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the pupils in our care and the successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of our community.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Bovingdon Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 400 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Bovingdon Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
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